![]() Thankfully, this and most everything else that happens in the island and Africa arcs is pretty much ignored later on.Įnjoyment: While one can certainly like Nadia solely for its artistic competence, it's also damn good fun. Especially retarded is her falling in love with some random African kid - a huge slap in the face of the love story that forms the core of the whole series. Every flash of likability is negated by another act of irritating stupidity. While she has a canonically difficult personality, the the filler arc upgrades this to 'annoying bitch'. Nadia herself is by far the worst victim of this. The worst offense of the filler arc is probably the messing with characterization. He appears in only about a third of the episodes, but comes off as a true menace who you really learn to hate by the end. I personally rooted for Nadia and Jean's romance.Įspecially noteworthy is Gargoyle, who is, in truth, a world-class villain and one of the best I've seen in anime. The relationships between them are very carefully crafted and actually change believably over time and with new revelations. The leads and supporting cast are all very well developed, but even the minor bit parts aren't left as two-dimensional ciphers. I can safely say the score greatly enhances the emotions of the last episodes, especially the ending.Ĭharacter: Nadia's characters are, in a word, great. The action-comedy parts and the epic struggle for the fate of the world are both handled nicely, but Sagisu's tracks for the bittersweet scenes really shine. In any case, the soundtrack was composed by Shirou Sagisu, so you know its good. They suited their characters and the performances were good, as far as I can tell. I watched the subbed version and the voices were fine. Sound: The sound of Nadia is good but not notable. It did, however, suddenly become somewhat more cartoonish than previously (like a character running off a cliff and only falling when he noticed it.) It wasn't very fitting, in my opinion. However, the series IS 20 years old and looking its age.Īs for the supposed iffishness in part of the animation during the filler arc, I can't say I noticed it. ![]() Emotions are portrayed nicely and the complicated technological wonders and battles are quite nuanced and pretty. You won't lose anything by watching the rest unless you're remarkably touchy, but you won't really gain anything either.Īrt: Yoshiyuki Sadamoto's character designs are as nice as ever, and the animation is generally good. Those two are good and should be watched. The director felt only episodes worth keeping from those twelve were 30 and 31 and I'm inclined to agree. The experience would probably be enhanced if you left them out. So would you be better off skipping the island and Africa arcs? While they have their moments, in my opinion, the answer is yes. I wouldn't have minded so much if it hadn't also distorted the characterization to a nigh-insulting level. However, that's not actually the worst part of it. Life on a deserted island simply doesn't compare to the excitement of the main plot. For those twelve episodes (episodes 30 and 31 excepted), the plot comes to a stand still. The twelve 'filler' episodes, in my opinion, aren't horrible, but they ARE horribly mediocre in comparison to the rest. ![]() Of course, no review of Nadia can get around a certain arc in the middle. There are a few nicely executed twists thrown in as well. It offers both awesomely epic action and touching emotionality and handles both wonderfully. The plot crafted for Nadia 'based on' Jules Verne's is actually quite good by its own right. The two stories are practically unconnected. ![]() The truth of the matter is, the plot elements shared by the two can pretty much be counted on one hand. Story: Nadia, the Secret of Blue Water is supposedly based on the novel 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
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